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The Eyes of The Sun (The Eyes of The Sun Series Book 1) by [Christina McMullen]

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New Orleans certainly has no shortage of vampire legends and Lucy Soriano was sure she had heard them all. But after a date with a handsome stranger takes a deadly turn, Lucy learns that the truth is more terrifying than fiction, and that the real monsters are not the creation of vivid imaginations, but evolutionary advantage.
After surviving the attack that should have killed her, Lucy is recruited into an elite organization of vampire hunters and learns that vampires are not the only ones with evolution on their side. But despite her own mysterious genetics, Lucy is not a soldier and vampire hunting does not come naturally. Her dangerous improvisations are quickly called out by Andre Garnier, a hunter who makes no secret of the fact that he is opposed to Lucy's recruitment. Adding to her worries is The Eyes of The Sun, the oldest and most dangerous collective of vampires, who are once again gaining ground and have infiltrated the very organization that is trying to stop them.
Now, Lucy and Andre are forced to work together. Not only to keep New Orleans safe, but to stay alive.
Unfortunately, The Eyes of The Sun have an agenda that no one was expecting.

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Christina McMullen, Sci-fi and fantasy author, robot apologist

The Eyes of The Sun Series

With a dash of romance, a pinch of science, a dollop of nail-biting suspense, and a whole lot of butt-kicking action, this modern spin on an ancient evil has something to satisfy every book craving.

All books in the series:

The Eyes of The Sun
Bluebeard's Children
Mother of Darkness
Dissonant (a prequel novella)

Welcome to the World of Vampires and Robots

Your next adventure awaits. Christina McMullen's science fiction and fantasy tales promise action, thrills, and the occasional romance, all with a sharp sense of humor peppered throughout. Find a new favorite today!

Other series and titles available:

The Kyroibi Trilogy (Young adult space fantasy)
Rise of the Discordant Series (Humorous cozy urban fantasy)
Kind of Like Life (Genre-hopping young adult adventure)
Maxima City Talent Series (Multi-authored superhero satire)

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This book contains mild romantic situations and some violent scenes. Recommended for readers over 16.

About the Author

Christina McMullen is a science fiction and fantasy author who dreams of flying cars and electric sheep. She currently resides in Texas with her wonderfully supportive husband and their dogs. When she isn't writing, Christina enjoys travel, vegan cooking, modern and classical art, and of course, reading. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A7L7GJ0
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2427 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1515083888
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,712,337 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,225 in Vampire Suspense
- #3,787 in Technothrillers (Kindle Store)
- #5,410 in Romantic Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Christina McMullen is a science fiction and fantasy author who just can't seem to keep humor from sneaking into everything she writes. When she's not writing (which is most of the time these days), she's either getting her butt kicked in Mario Kart or catering to the whims of a very small and very grouchy dog.

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R.A. White

Cool Story

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2015

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I enjoyed the story enough to finish it despite the typos and continuity errors, so that's really saying something. It moves quickly with things happening and being revealed left and right, so it kept my interest and I never once wondered it when it was going to be over. I liked the main character and all the other characters, with the exception of the love interest… that is a bit of a problem, but maybe it was just me. Most of the issues were small, like '"I'm off to check in at the office and then I'm going to bed." Miles worked third shift, so he had just come off of work.' Why is he going to check in when he just got off of work? There were a lot of things like this, and even some bigger ones like how does a person grow into adulthood without ever knowing she has super healing abilities to the point that a life threatening injury will heal in moments? The book really needs some good beta readers and a couple of revisions and it could easily be major publishing house quality book. It has all the elements of a main stream pop paranormal story, including romance that isn't too overwhelming.
I enjoyed it despite its unfinished state, so you might too, but don't expect something that feels like a polished novel.
Language: Mild to moderate.
Sexual Content: Just some kissing.
Violence: Lots of fighting and blood, even some torture.
Over-All Plot/Message: Lots of potential and a cool world that just needs some work to get it up to par.

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Thomas W. Everson

A welcome, different take on vampires.

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019

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Having read the short story prequel, Dissonant, I was interested in finding out more about this universe the author created.

What caught my attention the most in this book (without giving away big spoilers) was that the vampires and the vampire hunters were written a bit differently than I'd read or seen before. The unique idea of how the hunters had a unique blood-based protection helped keep me interested in seeing what would become of the MC and supporting characters.

The MC, Lucy, has a good arc, if not a bit strangely timed. I liked her strength of character, and resolve in the face of her relatively normal life getting upheaved in the face of a vampire threat. Overall I feel that the end of the book did her justice in what her personal convictions were, and was satisfied with it.

The one thing that seemed a little off in the book is the pacing. There's a slow burn through the first half of the book where Lucy is being introduced to this world. There is some action throughout in the way of vampire hunting, but it seems a little slow. The real action doesn't get started until the second half, where things begin to start speeding through toward the climax, and it feels a little rushed.

If I could give half stars, I'd probably make this a 4.5 because of the pacing, but since I can't, I rounded up. I don't feel like it's that big of an issue that it would warrant going down to 4 stars.

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BelartTheIlliterateReviewer

A science fiction take on vampirism more akin to (the good) Blade movies than Nosferatu.

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015

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I liked this book, a lot! It has a lot going for it. Interesting characters, check. Engaging dialogue, check. Likable main character, check. Cool premise, check. A sense of humor, check. Does it stand out from the crowd of other vampire fiction, triple check! Eyes of the Sun hits every point on my like-o-meter and then some.

Vampires
So vampires are a thing here, yes, but they are not at all what you think they are. I'll leave the explanation to the author. But it's interesting because it's all influenced by biology and evolution. Run of the mill humans are more similar to vampires than one would think. Some humans have even evolved an enzyme inside of their blood that can prove harmful or even fatal to vampires as a biological deterrent to getting preyed upon. So when they're getting the life drained out of them by one of the bloodsuckers they can pull a Call of Duty 'Martyrdom' type move and drop the proverbial grenade on their vampiric foes to get the last laugh. Vampires also come in different breeds here. Some have been genetically modified to possess stronger vampire traits and some, the highest in the social order, are inbred from ancient families to achieve a purity in their bloodlines. Whatever form of vampire you have they're all stronger, faster, and more agile than humans.

But...

The humans have technology.
That reminds me of the awesome F2P multiplayer game Nosgoth which is based around this very concept. Vamps have the powers but humans have the tools. The humans in question here are members of the EJC, which I'll admit is a slight spoiler for like the first three chapters. Anyway the EJC seems like an ordinary research company to the uninitiated but is actually a tight nit group of very dedicated men and women who take to the streets at night to combat these vampires. They use technology developed in-house and have been specifically trained for the eradication of the vampires preying on people on the city streets. The EJC's technology is much improved over what we use today but it's not too far removed. It seems that to be a member you have to have the enzyme that proves fatal to vampires in your blood, I'm not sure if I misremembered that or not. They have a complex system of hunters, scientists, doctors, watchers, and a...makeup artist to aid in their goal of protection of the human race.

It has...

Moral Complexity.
Is killing the vampires right? Do they deserve punishment? It's not so cut and dry of an answer just like real life.

Social issues aren't shied away from.
What happens when you pair a gay, anti-religious, anti-war vampire hunter with a huge, religious, military veteran vampire hunter? Well hilarious needling for one. But also an actual conversation about these issues straight up. Nothing preachy but it is addressed as Lucy tries to figure out just how these two haven't destroyed each other yet.

Which leads to...

A likable, funny, tough, and complex cast.
Every time I was introduced to a new character I found something fascinating about them or just found them enjoyable. Just like real life, these fictional characters are complex and multifaceted. Even if you don't like something about them you may find a trait about them that you do like. The dialogue was snappy and filled with wit and the character interactions were just equal parts hilarious and heartfelt. You really get the feeling by the end of this that the EJC was like one big family. It's really fun getting to know everyone.

There is romance and it's done really well.
Not much to say here without spoiling stuff. I'll just say that it's obvious who gets together. The author even hints at it through palm reading before we meet the love interest. The joy here is in the journey, not the outcome and what a sexy journey it was.

The main character.
Lucy is pretty cool. She's whip smart and mostly normal but has a nerdy streak. She is educated, has a bit of a chip on her shoulders, and is quite used to losing family. She starts this book alone in a new city with only two close friends, who it turns out she knows nothing about. Lucy is naturally inquisitive and observant which are both good and bad traits in the world of vampire hunting and survival. Another good and bad trait that's strong in her is her stubborn streak. She just does not give up and when she feels a certain way it’s hard for her to simply 'go with the flow.' She'll speak up and she'll make some changes before she accepts something she isn't comfortable with(view spoiler).

The action is awesome.
It's fast paced, grounded, clever, and very descriptive. No detail was missed here and the environment was used really well in all scenes. Each fight feels very distinct because of this. Because of my slight sexism I hadn't expected this from a female writer. That was only a partial joke by the way and yes, I give you permission to hate me.

I said so much already that I feel the need to wrap this up. So nothing is perfect and that brings me to...

What I didn't like.
The first few chapters felt rushed, specifically a big part of chapter 1 and some parts of chapter 2. There was a big wall of info on Lucy's past on the second and third page at a moment when I couldn't care less about who Lucy was. There's also a huge mistake that chapter 2 Lucy makes that the Lucy I've come to know didn't seem like she would have made but this I can forgive since the thought of love makes us all do crazy things.

Only one other small thing bothered me and it's so trivial that it doesn't really matter. It's the retractable fangs. I'm bothered by these, not because they exist but because they weren't given a contemporary scientific explanation like everything else. I'll admit that there's a huge chance that I might've glossed over it but it seems strange that it's just part of the package like the rest since this vampirism isn't like 'normal' vampirism. It just feels like a genre holdover but you know what? How freaking' weird would a vampire with flat teeth be? Answer: really freaking weird! So I'll wrap this up by saying some questions don't need to be answered and some traditions must never die.

Now here's that summary of points that I know the abridgers like so well.

The Good
+Humorous

+Science Fiction Edge

+Smart Ideas

+Witty Dialogue

+Sexy Moments

+Lucy is Likeable and Competent

+Cast is Likeable, Funny, Tough, and Complex

+It's Fun Getting to Know Everyone

+Author Has the Courage to Talk About a Few Social Issues

+The Structure of the Organization is Clever and Interesting

+Dress Up Stuff is Cool, Fun, and Makes Sense

The Bad
-First Chapter Seems Rushed as a Lot of Info is Quickly Given on Lucy

-The Lucy I've Come to Know Doesn't Seem Like She'd Make the Same Stupid Mistakes That She Did With Tim at the Beginning

The Trivial
-Unexplained Retractable Fangs

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Deborah

Interesting vampire read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2015

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This book starts twenty years on from Dissonant, Lucy Soriano is all alone after the death of her grandmother and it an effort to discover the identity of the father she's never known Lucy finds herself in New Orleans where she surprisingly feels she's finally come home.
Lucy finds a job and along with her cat Gumbo she's happy but then the first date she's had in ages results in what should have been a fatal attack and a world she'd never even dreamed about opens up.
Lucy is more than she appears to be and soon she finds herself recruited into a shadow organisation of vampire hunters who face the threat of the Eyes of The Sun, an old and dangerous group of vampires.
I enjoyed this book it started out really well, slowed a little in the middle but it never lost my interest, I liked the genetic manipulation idea and the characters, if I'm being totally honest Lucy annoyed me at times along with the continuity and typos.

That's my review....

########## SLIGHT SPOILER FROM DISSONANT ######

.......and I suppose this is classed under continuity but in Dissonant the second kiss between Dara and Evan is described like this:

'Soon, too soon, the lightheaded giddiness gave way to a crushing headache and my stomach started twisting with cramps that I could no longer ignore. With a strangled cry of torture, I pushed Evan away and ran to the bathroom, locking the door behind me. Not that it mattered. The door was thin enough that Evan heard all of the terrible aftermath of what should have been the happiest moment of my life.'

But in The Eyes of the Sun the same kiss is described like this:

“I had some slight cramps and a bit of a headache, but nothing more......."

I know this is a minor point and it may seem petty to mention it but.... well it annoyed me so I had to, now I'm off to read 'Bluebeard's Children'

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Jane Jago

Captivating storytelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2017

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This is a grand read. I felt a genuine empathy with Lucy and Andre. The story has great pace and it certainly picks you up and takes you beyond the stereotypes that one often finds in vampire stories.

What I really like is the clarity of the writing. One is presented with a tour de force of imagination presented in the most matter-of-fact way. This is brilliant.

Recommended to the nth degree

good fun and coffee

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2015

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This was one kicka__ book, packed full of wit, suspense, good fun and coffee. What made this a gem for me was the chemistry between Andre and Lucy and the good pacing as their connection and character grows together. I loved the surprise figure who appears later on too (sorry, no spoilers with this...you'll have to read it) :)

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Birgid

The Eyes of the sun

Reviewed in Germany on May 17, 2018

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Es ist sehr gut geschrieben. Die Geschichten sind spannend. Es ist unterhaltsam und leicht zu lesen. Für mich ein Lesevergnügen.

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